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Spend a dream-like week in Italy's most beautiful region with visits to Tuscany and a side trip to one of the rich cultural spots of Europe, Bologna!

Your week of food, wine, and adventure begins with two business-class flights to Florence for your stay at La Felicina, a beautiful vacation hotel owned and operated by the legendary Carlo Ducci, the Features Director of Italian Vogue and Casa Vogue.  "Our clients describer La Felicina as more a home than a hotel," says Ducci.  "People come to La Felicina and they stay. You may find yourself enjoying a meal with Bruno, my father, or with Amalia, a dear friend who is also a great cook, or with Aunt Laura, who drops by almost every weekend. We could describe it as an experience of everyday Italian life."

Each guest rooms is based in simplicity and comfort, providing everything a traveler would need. Each room has different furnishings as, over the years, the Ducci family has fallen in love with different styles and furniture. 

Nostalgia doesn't cross La Felicina's threshold. In 2016, The hotel began its own Felicina Academy, open to anyone who believes in sharing skills and knowledge. They now offer garden concerts and exhibitions.

La Felicina is the perfect base for activities in Mugello and Tuscany:

- Visit castles, villas, and museums to walk in the footsteps of the powerful Medici family

- Observe thriving agricultural traditions

- Zoom around the Mugello racetrack, or ride around in a vintage car

- Take a painting course with local artists

- Swim in Lake Bilancino or the mountain streams of the Apennines

- Enjoy mountain biking or horseback riding

Mugello is an authentic land, ideal for travelers. It is 30 minutes from Santa Maria Novella railway station in Florence. All other beautiful Tuscan towns are a few hours drive from Mugello.

At La Felicinia, we know that the true value of a stay is found in the atmosphere, rather than a hotel's rating. The fact is that this is a warm invitation to the touch of real Tuscany, which is sure to stay in your memories.

Mugello is an area that is still relatively unknown and off the traditional tourist radar. Therefore, unlike the better-known, more crowded places, leisure activities in Mugello are usually based on the pleasure of impromptu choices. Most activities are the fruit of friendly relations with local people who demonstrate their kindness and openness in a spontaneous, simple, fun, efficient and genuine way. In the style of the best friendships, there are surprise dinners in private homes or things you decide just a day ahead, in keeping with an authentically flexible attitude.

Everything depends on the mood and needs at the time. This is in harmony with La Felicina’s tailor-made philosophy, which is based on getting to know the likes and dislikes of our guest, whom we consider a friend come to stay. Those ‘likes’ might range from sports to cooking, history to nature. A holiday in the Tuscan countryside can be all about serious relaxation, or something different to do every day such as trips, visits or courses.

In keeping with our tailor-made approach, we can organize supplementary trips and activities around Mugello and all over Tuscany. I’d like to remind you that our expertise extends to Florence, too, which is only 30 minutes away by car or local train, and to other wonderful Tuscan towns that are only a few hours away by car. 

BOLOGNA

During your stay, make a short trip to Bologna, where you will find the charming Casa Bertagni.

www.casabertagni.it/en

Enjoy a 3-Night Stay in their Guest House, with a Double Room and Private Bath. Your stay includes activities throughout Bologna (art, cuisine, motors, cars, etc.). 

TESTIMONIAL

La  dolce vita is what you will find with this Tuscany escape.  Carlo Ducci is the perfect host customizing a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Italy from the private tour at the fashion house of Pucci and  family dinners with cooking lessons to exclusive wine tasting in Tuscany. 

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COURTESY OF:  Carlo Ducci and Casa Bertagni

PRIZE INCLUDES:

Two Round-Trip Business Class Flights via Delta Air Lines to Florence from New York City

4-days, 3-nights at Home Hotel La Felicina, double room, including breakfast.

Activities in the Mugello area according to choice. Maximum one per day.

Transfer from Florence airport by car.

Side trip to Bologna: 3-nights at Casa Bertagni, double room, including breakfast.

Activities in Bologna and surrounding areas according to choice.

www.casabertagni.it

RESTRICTIONS: This trip is not valid during the Christmas or Easter Holidays, during the month of August, or International Holidays, May 28-31 and June 01-05, 2017. The winning bidder must give 4 weeks' notice prior to the trip.

Dates at Casa Bertagni: Valid from March to September 2017.

Not valid on the following dates:

-       March 16-21, 2017

-       April 2-6, 2017

-       May 4-8, 2017

-       May 23-28, 2017

-       September 26-30, 2017

Delta flights subject to terms and conditions.

Delta Terms & Conditions

1)    Reservations/Ticketing:  Reservations must be made and tickets issued prior to departure.  Reservations made on delta.com must be ticketed at time of reservation.  Reservations made by calling Delta reservations must be ticketed within 14 days after the reservation is made and all reservations must be ticketed at least 14 days before departure. Seats are limited and may not be available on all flights or in all markets.

2)    Travel Dates:  Certificate is redeemable for travel by the date provided in associated award or agreement.  All travel must then be completed within one year of certificate redemption date.  Extensions will not be granted under any circumstances.

3)    Booking Class:  Certificate may be redeemed for a one-way or round-trip ticket in authorized fare class only. 

4)    Fare Basis Code:  *GRATIS (*Insert applicable booking class. Ex: YGRATIS).

5)    Minimum Stay:  None.

6)    Maximum Stay:  Travel must be completed within one year of the certificate issue date.

7)    Blackout dates: None

8)    Itinerary:  Stopovers, circle trips, open-segments, and waitlisting are not permitted.  Single open-jaw itineraries are permitted.

9)    Valid carrier:  Delta Air Lines, Delta Connection carriers and Delta Shuttle (excludes code share flights)

10)  Routing:  All travel must be via the routes of Delta publishes fares.  Fares to/from Japan, Asia and Micronesia are valid via Deltas transpacific flights only.   Delta schedules are not guaranteed and are subject to change without notice. Passengers who encounter flight irregularities will not be entitled to normal amenities as outlined in Delta’s applicable tariffs. Denied boarding compensation, if applicable, will not be paid.

11)  Non-Transferability:  Certificate is non-transferable and void if sold or bartered by the recipient.  The sale or barter of tickets obtained through redemption of this certificate is also prohibited.  Any tickets obtained through such sale or barter are void and will not be honored for travel.

12)  Taxes/Fees:  Additional taxes/fees/surcharges/inspection and security fees may apply.  Passenger facility charges do not apply.  Any tax liability or other government imposed fees are the responsibility of the user and will be determined at time of ticketing.

13)  Changes:  Tickets may be cancelled or reissued without penalty for a period of 24 hours after reservation is made.  After this cancellation/reissue privilege expires, changes are permitted for tickets issued in Tiers 2, 3 and 4 (subject to availability in the applicable fare class) for a fee of $200 (USD/CAD) for travel within the United States, between the United States and Canada and for travel between the United States/Canada and the Caribbean, Mexico and Central America.  For travel outside the United States, Caribbean, Mexico, and the Central America, the change fee for Delta-marketed flights is typically $250, but can vary based on location and type of fare change (i.e. a fee of $300 (USD/CAD) will apply for changes made to travel between the US/Canada and South America).

14)  Upgrades:  Not permitted

15)  Standby:  Not permitted

16)  Certificate offer:  Certificate is void where prohibited by law.  Certificate has no value except when redeemed in accordance with all terms and conditions.  Certificate will be fully used once tickets have been issued and will not be returned or replaced.  Certificate is the property of Delta Air Lines, Inc.

17)  SkyMiles:  SkyMiles mileage credit will NOT be awarded for travel with this certificate.

18)  Same day confirmed:   (Applicable only to travel within the US/Canada.)  Based on availability. Passengers holding confirmed reservations and tickets may confirm earlier/later same day flight within 3 hours from scheduled departure time between same origin/destination for a non-refundable fee of $50 USD/$61CAD. There is no fee for tickets issued in Tier 1 categories.

19)  Refund:  Any taxes, fees or charges paid at the time of ticket issuance will be refunded if ticket is not used.  However, once redeemed, certificate is void and will have no further value.

20)  Miscellaneous:  Delta reserves the right to revise terms and conditions at anytime without notice.  Schedules are subject to change without notice.  Terms and conditions of this offer are as written and cannot be altered, modified, or waived unless authorized in writing by a corporate officer of Delta Air Lines, Inc.

 

RESTRICTIONS:PLEASE NOTE: In order prevent credit card fraud, if the winning bid exceeds $1,000, The Drama League of New York will require a signed credit card authorization form, a photocopy of both sides of the purchasing credit card (all but the last 4 digits may be blacked out), and proof of identity (state-issued photo ID – private ID numbers may be blacked out), OR payment via check or money order before arranging the prize package for the winner.